my ex told me that her family's culture (korean) is a very ethno-centric culture, and indeed, they are quite racist, and honestly believe that asians are better than the rest of the world. i have met a handful of asian people who have been quite nice and accepting (my ex included).... but the majority of them are, as everyone has described, quite standoffish. i find that even the accepting ones, however, like in many other cultures in the world, were still raised with racial boundaries and cultural boundaries that they are not "supposed" to cross... and this leads to prejudice and racism in just about every case..... even if it is something as simple as saying "all white guys are nice." personally, i believe that if you are judging someone by the color of their skin, any way you look at it, it is racism.